Last week was E3! I had the privilege, along with QA Lead Chris, to fly to LA to show off Harmonix Music VR. We had the opportunity to demo for a bunch of lucky fans and press following the big PlayStation press event on Monday night. It was exciting to show off our weird and wonderful experience, and to catch glimpses of all the other titles Sony has queued up for the PlayStation VR.
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A lifelong musician, it didn’t really occur to Jon that video games were a possible career path until he got a gig as a PA on Rock Band and realized that real people make those pixels do all those crazy things. After some years in production, he moved over to the creative side as a designer, and likes it there.

If you’ve been paying attention to our blog posts over the last couple weeks, you’d know that we’ve got a lot in store at PAX East this year! With the show around the corner, we’re here to round up everything we’ve got going on so you have a one-stop shop for everything Harmonix is doing in Boston this weekend. If you’re a fan of Rock Band, Amplitude, Virtual Reality, free swag, exclusive Pinny Arcade pins, and LOTS of fun – read on!
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Criss is the Associate Community Manager at Harmonix. On top of performing with PXL8 (formerly the Video Game Music Choir) and the Video Game Orchestra, she has managed marketing and PR for three different indie video games. She loves all things music and is a veteran Pokémon Master.

Cian with the community team here! I wanted to take a quick break from sipping on my cocoa to give you some details about the Harmonix booth at PAX East this year. So, without further ado let’s get to it! This year we’ll have our biggest PAX booth yet (booth number 6092). Once again we’re highlighting multiple games, each showcasing the past, present, and future of the studio in their own way. Aside from Rock Band 4, we’ll also be showing Harmonix Music VR, Amplitude, and Beat Sports.
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Cian is an Associate Community Interaction Manager at Harmonix and while new to the team, he has been a fan of the company and its games since 2005. He likes to think of himself as a Rock Band encyclopedia, only in human form.

You’ve loaded up your cosplay props, squeezed into that rental van together, and are ON YOUR WAY to one of the best gaming community events of the year – PAX East! Here in Boston, we want to offer a warm welcome to strangers and locals alike. This year, Harmonix is hosting a party filled with games, music, and developers. It’s all happening at the Hard Rock Cafe Boston, and we want YOU to join in on the fun!
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We’re back from our annual sojourn to the E3 expo in Los Angeles, where we showed three very different Harmonix projects to the thousands in attendance. Joining us to chat about our groundbreaking VR experience, HMX Music VR, is Project Lead Jon Carter. He’s joined by Amplitude Product Manager Annet...
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Hey everybody! PAX East is on its way, and it's coming up fast! It's time to bust out our handy dandy survival guide to make sure everyone gets through Boston, the weather, the traffic, and most importantly, the convention itself. So let's get started!
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Criss is the Associate Community Manager at Harmonix. On top of performing with PXL8 (formerly the Video Game Music Choir) and the Video Game Orchestra, she has managed marketing and PR for three different indie video games. She loves all things music and is a veteran Pokémon Master.